Sophie disappears into the kitchen, and Pete drains his glass. "All this pleasant banter has made me rather parched. Oi Soph, another round if you please, my dear."
Sophie returns from the kitchen with six plates of steaming, greasy bacon butties balanced dexterously in hand. She plonks one in front of Pete. "I'll just take these out to your boys. They looked like they could chew a hole through the bulkhead."
"No that's all right, darl, you pull the beers. I'll take them out, I wanna check up on those swabs anyway." Pete clumsily takes the five plates off Sophie and shimmies out to the main bar.
After a half a minute Pete returns with five empty plates. He hands them back to Sophie. "Gee you're right, they were hungry." Pete licks his lips and tucks into his own sandwich.
"Now, Derek, Dez, son," Pete is jabbing his bacon butty at him, "I'm glad you're starting to settle down. I mean, that thing with the GC piece... strewth, you know what they do to men they catch trespassing in their territory? Put it this way, I think I'd rather have it slammed in a cargo hatch. God only knows what they'd do to someone engaged in the old --" he makes a lewd gesture "-- with one of their own." He shudders.
Sophie puts their drinks in front of them. "Pete, when you have quite finished! I think it's very sweet that Derek has found that special someone. We were all starting to get very concerned about you, hon."
Pete gulps down a mouthful of beer. "Exactly what I was saying! I mean, no offense Dez, but I'm just glad my wrench-wench was so covered in grime that not even you would give her a second look."
Sophie puts her hands on her hips. "Cabell Peterbilt! That's a horrible thing to say."
Pete hides behind his bacon butty. "Yes, well, moving right along... just before I arrived, I got a buzz from Aaron. Hope we'll see him in here propping up the bar some stage. And that daughter of his... well we won't go there. Oh yes, and it appears we have another new fella, someone named Ben. We'll have to give him the old 'trial by fire', heheh."
